passing
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No one has ever seen one of these fish alive; they have turned up only by chance in a passing net or dredge.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Dame Harriet Walter, who first met Sir Patrick in his theatre days more than 40 years ago, said his passing was like a "huge giant tree has fallen in the forest".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Employers are facing steep 2027 insurance increases, which they are passing along to workers in the form of bigger paycheck withdrawals and higher out-of-pocket costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
AFP was granted rare access for a two-day tour, passing expansive glass-fronted enclosures housing some of the 200 lions, 200 cheetahs and 150 tigers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
A guard was passing by; I begged him in German to show us the toilets.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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